Softbank Group was founded by Masayoshi Son in Japan in 198 1 and listed in Japan in 1994. Is a comprehensive venture capital company, mainly engaged in IT industry investment, including network and telecommunications.
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1994, the software banking company went public, raising10.40 billion USD. Since then, Softbank Group has made rapid progress. In 200 1 year, Softbank launched Yahoo! BB service, providing broadband ADSL service to Japanese users. Thus, it officially entered the traditional telecom business field and became the leading enterprise in the Japanese telecom market. 20 12 Fortune Global 500 ranked 253rd. ?
IT is mainly devoted to the investment in IT industry, including network and telecommunications. The companies that have invested are Yahoo! 、Etrade、eloan？ Verizon? , ZDnet, etc. Softbank's total revenue in 2003 exceeded 400 billion yen. On February 28th, 2006, its total share price was about $32.8 billion. In May 2004, Softbank Group acquired Japan Telecom, the third largest fixed-line operator in Japan, and officially entered the traditional telecom business field.